Thoughts of husbands and wives who received non-invasive prenatal genetic testing (NIPT) : 10 couples whose NIPT results were negative

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  • Miyata Mikako
    Department of Nursing, Nagasaki University Hospital Department of Genetic Counseling, Nagasaki University Hospital Unit of Nursing Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Sasaki Noriko
    Department of Genetic Counseling, Nagasaki University Hospital Nagasaki University Institute of Biomedical Sciences
  • Morifuji Kanako
    Department of Genetic Counseling, Nagasaki University Hospital Nagasaki University Institute of Biomedical Sciences
  • Matsumoto Tadashi
    Department of Genetic Counseling, Nagasaki University Hospital Division of Developmental Disabilities, The Misakaenosono Mutsumi Developmental Medical and Welfare Center
  • Hasegawa Yuri
    Department of Genetic Counseling, Nagasaki University Hospital Department of obstetrics and gynecology, Nagasaki University Hospital
  • Miura Shoko
    Department of Genetic Counseling, Nagasaki University Hospital Department of obstetrics and gynecology, Nagasaki University Hospital
  • Miura Kiyonori
    Department of Genetic Counseling, Nagasaki University Hospital Department of obstetrics and gynecology, Nagasaki University Hospital
  • Miyahara Harumi
    Center for Child Mental Health Care and Education, Nagasaki University
  • Eto Hiromi
    Nagasaki University Institute of Biomedical Sciences

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  • 無侵襲的出生前遺伝学的検査（NIPT）を受検した夫と妻それぞれの思い —結果的にNIPT陰性であった夫婦10組の語りから—

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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the thoughts and experiences of spousal couples regarding the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) process. METHOD: The subjects were 10 couples who had undergone NIPT. They were interviewed three times about their thoughts and experiences on pregnancy and testing: when pregnancy was confirmed, when waiting for the result after NIPT, and when they heard the result. Interview contents were coded, collected according to content similarity, and categorized. RESULTS: The wives were not only happy with pregnancy, but also worried about miscarriage and fetal health, and told themselves “It'll probably go well” before the test result. There were also wives “suppressing her attachment to the fetus” and “feeling conflict over selecting fetus life”. On hearing the test results, both husband and wife were relieved, but the wives said “that's just one thing less to worry about”. CONCLUSION: It became clear that wives and husbands had feelings in common and also feelings that differed. It is important to provide support so that the husband and wife can share various feelings and thoughts between them in order to reach a mutual decision. This is the role of genetic counseling.

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